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Definition of Bimetallic strip
1. Noun. A strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bimetallic Strip
Literary usage of Bimetallic strip
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physics of the Air by William Jackson Humphreys (1920)
"The unequal expansion of the two sides of a bimetallic strip is also utilized in
obtaining temperature registration. Variation with temperature of ..."
2. Planned Invasion of Japan, 1945: The Siberian Weather Advantage by Hatten Schuyler Yoder (1997)
"... sent aloft on a balloon, the temperature is measured with a crude bimetallic
strip. Other devices employ the resistance change of platinum or copper. ..."
3. Circular by United States Weather Bureau, Confederate States of America Nitre and Mining Bureau (1920)
"Heights to 7 kin. can be recorded with this range of the pen. 64. Temperature
clement.—The temperature element is a curved bimetallic strip of duplex metal ..."
4. Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety: A Comprehensive (1994)
"Like the bimetallic strip, the snap-action disk changes its shape when it is
heated sufficiently. However, it does so with a surer, more positive movement. ..."
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